Method of pressing garments.



P. LUNGSTRAS.

METHOD OF PRESSING GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1. l9]?- PatentedFeb. 11, 1919.

invefi'tnr. ,Z azzizziiyifias, M" M .1115 .fifiurne 5- PAUL 'LUNGSTRAS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO LUNGSTRAS DYEING & CLEANING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

METHOD OF PRESSIN'G GARMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed October 1, 1917. Serial No. 194,206.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL LUNGSTRAS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of St. Louis, State of M13- souri, have invented a new and useful Method of Pressing Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates primarily to methods for pressing and shaping washable coats such as those worn by soldiers, barbers and dentists, and has for its prime object the provision of a simple and effective method whereby the body portion of such coats, after washing and starching, may be pressed and all wrinkles removed therefrom without the use of an iron or ironing devices, to the end that polish or gloss upon the garment, which is very unsightly especially in soldiers uniforms, is prevented and a considerable saving of labor effected.

In the accompanying drawing, where like numerals refer to like parts throughout, Figure 1 depicts a coat of the character described as the same appears while being pressed by the method of my invention, and

ig. 2 is a cross-section taken along line 22 of Fig. 1 showing the manner in which the front edges of the coat are retained by the tubular stretching devices hereinafter described.

In the practice of this invention, I provide a form 1 preferably hollow and made of compressed paper or papier-mach or the like which corresponds in shape with the trunk of the human body, excepting that its front is bulged outward from top to bottom so as to render; it impossible to completely close the front of the garment which is to be placed thereon. The coat having been washed and starched, it is smoothly fitted upon one of such forms (of proper size) and its front edges are then inserted within metal tubes 2 and 3 through slot 4 extending the entire length thereof. Said slot being very narrow, this operation is best performed by commencing the insertion at the bottom of the garment at point 5 and running the tube upward to the collar 6, it being observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the part thus inserted is the thickened seam or hem 7 which is formed in the manufacture of all coats. Thereafter, rods 8 and 9 are projected within said tubes forward of said seam so as to force the latter against the wall of the tube and thus prevent any possibility of its bein pulled through slot 4 by contraction of tfie coat while dryin and finally the coat is stretched taut upon said form by drawing said tubes together (to the extent illustrated) through the agency of a stout lacing 10 which is engaged with a plurality of small hooks 11 soldered or otherwise secured upon said tubes as depicted in- Fig. 2.

The coat thus secured is preferably placed in a heated room or oven and as the air circulates freely through the interior of the hollow form the drying is quickly accomplished, the garment then being read for delivery to the owner as soon as the s eeves have been pressed.

Having thus fully described the invention and shown the preferred means for carrying out the same, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is The method of pressing coats which comprises the disposition thereof in damp condition upon a form substantially corresponding to the shape of the coat, drawing the front edges of the coat together sufiiciently to tension the coat upon said-form, and finally drying the coat upon the form.

PAUL LUNGSTRAS.

Witnesses:

W. KEANE SMALL, H. M. PRENDIVILLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, :iy addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

